John P. McDade Research Award

This McDade award is bestowed for exemplary and outstanding research in the field of emergency medical care. The three categories and eligibility are as follows:

• Residency: Any resident in an approved Emergency Medicine residency program in the Commonwealth of Virginia who is a member of VACEP. Note: resident nominees must be a resident at the time of award presentation in February.

• Post-Graduate: Any licensed physician within the Commonwealth of Virginia who is a member of VACEP.

• Non-Physician:  Any non-resident or licensed physician in the Commonwealth who has an interest in emergency medicine research.

*An abstract should be submitted with a total character count excluding the words “Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions” of 2,050 characters.